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All stations will have wheelchair accessible platforms that
will meet American Disability Act (ADA) requirements. Most stations will have platforms at top-of-rail
elevations, but the platforms at the Amtrak and Historic Folsom stations will be
slightly higher. Double-track stations will also have side platforms.
Park-and-ride lots will be built at the Sunrise Boulevard, Hazel Avenue, Iron
Point Road, Glenn and Historic Folsom.

The station platforms will be approximately 400 feet long to
accommodate a four-car light rail train without it extending into traffic
intersections. Passenger amenities will include: covered shelter with
comfortable seating, telephones, landscaping, drinking fountains, bicycle racks
and lockers, information kiosk and easy access for elderly riders and passengers
with disabilities.

Design details and landscaping plans will be refined during
the final design phase of the project giving the public an opportunity to review
and comment on them.

To reduce the amount of street traffic at light rail
crossings, RT is implementing a program that will minimize the time that rail
crossing gates are down. A timed delay mechanism will be used to close the gates
only when the train is ready to depart the station and proceed through the
intersection. This will considerably reduce traffic backup on local streets.
Trains not making stops at stations will also be identified, and the crossing
gate down time will be reduced.

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Project Stations

Downtown
Sacramento Amtrak StationBack to topThe Downtown Sacramento Amtrak Light Rail Station will be
located between the current Amtrak train platforms and the Amtrak depot
buildings at the end of H Street, just east of I-5. This site is part of a
proposal to renovate the depot and redevelop the surrounding rail yard area.
Details of how to integrate the light rail station into the development plan
will be worked out as the development proposal proceeds.

The station will have two tracks with side platforms and two
storage tracks extending west. The main platforms will have both a ramp and a
wheelchair lift. Because of the proximity to the former Amtrak depot building,
platform amenities are limited to benches and fare vending equipment beneath a
shelter canopy.

Station Architect: Acanthus

Station Architect: To be determined

The Zinfandel Station will be just west of Zinfandel Drive on
the south side of Folsom Boulevard. The existing freight track will be moved
southward within the right-of-way to provide space for the new platform and
pedestrian access will be from Zinfandel Drive and Folsom Boulevard.

Station Architect: Amphion

The Cordova Town Center will be located west of the Highway 50
overcrossing, about 500 feet west of Kilgore Road. It will be on the west side
of Olson Drive where it intersects with Folsom Boulevard. It will consist of
side platforms and the existing freight track will be moved southward within the
right-of-way to provide the necessary space. Pedestrian access will be from
Folsom Boulevard and a retaining wall will be required to retain the fill slope
at the overcrossing.

Station Architect: Amphion

The Sunrise Station will have two side platforms, one on each
side of the light rail double-tracks. The northern platform will have a bus
drop-off along Folsom Boulevard. Because this station will be a bus terminal
during parts of the day, mini-high wheelchair access ramps will be provided at
each ends of both platforms.

A pedestrian grade crossing over the freight track will
connect the light rail platforms with the 487-space park-and-ride lot, which
will be constructed in phases based on parking demand. The crossing will be
equipped with signs, bells and lights similar to the pedestrian grade crossing
at existing light rail stations such as Power Inn. Access to the lot will be
from Sunrise Boulevard, Trade Center Drive and Folsom Boulevard.

As part of this project, a light rail bridge will be build
over Sunrise Boulevard to eliminate any traffic congestion in this area due to
light rail.

Station Architect: Amphion

The Hazel Station will be in between Nimbus Road/Hazel Avenue
and Aerojet Road on the single-track segment. It will have a single platform
between the light rail track and the freight track.

Three pedestrian crossings will provide access to the
432-space park-and-ride lot located on the far side of the freight track, which
will be constructed in phases based on parking demand. The crossings will be
equipped with signs, bells and lights similar to the pedestrian grade crossing
at existing light rail stations such as Power Inn and a new driveway will
connect the lot to Nimbus Road.

Station Architect: Acanthus

The Iron Point Station will be located between Iron Point
Road and Natoma Station Drive in the
City of
Folsom. The station will consist of
a single platform south of the track.

Two park-and-ride lots designed by
the City of Folsom will be located on each side of Iron Point Road. The main
lot, with approximately 136
spaces, will be next to the light rail platform with driveways to Iron Point
Road and Natoma Station Drive. A smaller 80-space lot will be located south of
Iron Point Road with driveways to Iron Point Road and the adjacent shopping
center. The parking lots will be constructed in phases based on parking demand.

Station Architect: Acanthus

The Glenn Station platform will be located south of
Glenn Drive with a 165-space park-and-ride lot located next to the south side of
the track. The parking lot will have access driveways from Glenn Drive and
Coolidge Drive. It will be constructed in phases based on parking demand.
Pedestrian access to the platform will be from the park-and-ride lot and Glenn
Drive.

Station Architect: Acanthus

The Historic Folsom Station will located at the end of Folsomís
historic Railroad Block located between the end of the Sutter Street off-ramp
and the recently re-constructed Leidesdorff Street. The design of the station
will be integrated with a parking lot and other facilities planned by the
City
of Folsom as part of the historic Railroad Block Master Plan.

The cityís proposed design includes
three parking areas with a total of approximately 102 parking spaces to be shared by light rail
patrons and the patrons of the proposed excursion train. One parking area will
be south of Leidesdorff and just west of the light rail platform with parking on
the Leidesdorff overcrossing "lid" structure. The other two parking
areas will be north of Leidesdorff and just west of Folsom Boulevard.

The track at the end of the platform will lie partially on
the Leidesdorff overcrossing "lid" structure allowing room for a
four-car train while preserving accommodations for the
City of Folsom proposed
future track extension onto the new American River Bridge. A two-car storage
track will be located west of the main track.